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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{MD}}, was an obstetrician.
== Circumcision promotion ==
In 1953, he and [[Donald C. Snyder]] published an influential paper in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
They also stated that [[circumcision]] immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.
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* {{MillerSnyder1953}}
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[[Category:Person]]
[[Category:Male]]
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:Obstetrician]]
[[Category:Physician]]
[[Category:Promoter]]
[[Category:USA]]
== Circumcision promotion ==
In 1953, he and [[Donald C. Snyder]] published an influential paper in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
They also stated that [[circumcision]] immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.
{{PUB}}
* {{MillerSnyder1953}}
{{ABBR}}
{{REF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Richard L.}}
[[Category:Person]]
[[Category:Male]]
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:Obstetrician]]
[[Category:Physician]]
[[Category:Promoter]]
[[Category:USA]]